Elms Bank School
Ripon Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8PJ
Elms Bank School Personal Care Assistant Vacancies
Required as soon as possible
“An outstanding school”
(Ofsted October 2014)
Elms Bank is a secondary special school for pupils aged 11 to 19 years with a diverse range of learning disabilities including physical disabilities and autism.
Do you enjoy working with children?
Are you excellent at working as part of a team?
Would you like the opportunity to develop your career?
We are looking to recruit a Personal Care Assistant to join a team of skilled staff who work with young people with a range of special needs.
Hours of work are 25 per week, worked 9.45 am – 3.15 pm, Monday to Friday during term-time, although additional hours are often available.
The annual salary for this role is 10,720 pro rata.
This rewarding work is to support pupils with special educational needs working under the direct instruction of teaching / senior staff to assist with the personal care needs of pupils. The successful candidate will, on occasion, support pupils’ learning and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom. It is desirable that the successful candidate will have experience of attending to the personal care needs of vulnerable children or adults.
Several of our support staff have gone on to develop their career and are now working as Teaching Assistants in the classroom. This is an ideal opportunity for any interested parties wishing to start a career in special education.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
For further information on the school the job description and person specification are available here;
School Information pack
Application Form
Application Form Guidance
Completed applications are to be returned to Mrs Langley-Sadler, Headteacher of Elms Bank at recruitment@oaklp.co.uk.
Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Employees of Oak Learning Partnership have a responsibility for, and must be committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.
Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 19th April 2021.